The English department welcomes Cate Marvin, a visiting poet, for a reading in November. Some of Marvin’s most recent works include Oracle – a book of poems telling the stories of residents in Staten Island, NY – and Fragment of the Head of a Queen – a satirical collection that questions the stereotypes surrounding single women. Marvin is currently a professor at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where she uses her PhD in English to teach Creative Writing courses.
In addition to her work as a poet, Cate Marvin co-founded the nonprofit organization, VIDA: Women in Literary Arts in 2009. This organization works to highlight the fact that women and minorities are not recognized as often for their literary accomplishments. VIDA features a variety of research, events, and writing sources that promote the work of feminist writers. For more information about Marvin’s organization, visit http://www.vidaweb.org/.
Cate Marvin will be coming to do a poetry reading for Elon students on Tuesday, November 7th. The reading will be in Johnston Hall at 7:00 PM, and everyone- majors and non-majors alike – is invited to attend. If you have any questions before the event, please contact Professor Kevin Boyle at boylek@elon.edu. For more information about Cate Marvin, visit her website www.catemarvin.org. We look forward to seeing you there!
Katherine Francisco is the Fall 2017 Department of English Social Media Intern.